Overall count sponsors:
Rainy family, Campfire Conservation, Narok County Council, Mara Wildlife Trusts,
Koyiaki Group Ranch, Ol Kinyei Group Ranch, and the International Livestock Research
Institute.
Vehicle sponsors:
Bike Treks Ltd, Mara Conservancy, Mrigesh Kshatriya, Wildlife Works,
Abercrombie and Kent, Grant & Cameron, Campfire Conservation
Ltd, African Conservation Centre, Sirata Sirua Ltd, Swara Plains
Corp, Amara Ltd, Kobo Safaris, Friends of Conservation, Anne Kent
Taylor Foundation, Anne Kent Taylor International, International
Livestock Research Institute, Vuorio/Mikkonen, World Wide Fund for
Nature, Explore Mara, Jeff & Jessica Worden, Russ Kruska, Robin
Reid, Cathy Wilson, Basecamp.
Local Maasai counters were from:
Mara Conservancy, Koyiaki Group Ranch,
Ol Kinyei Group Ranch, NCC Reserve,
and Ol Chorro Orowa Group Ranch.
Special teams:
Mechanics team: Josphat Sananka, Kuna
Roving technical and public awareness team:
Peter Narori, Russ Kruska and Susan MacMillan
Stationary technical team:
Jawoo Koo, John Owuor and Leah Ng'ang'a
Flying teams:
Tristan Voorspuy and Jeff Worden (water resources); Richard Lamprey
(forest resources); Kenya Wildlife Service (Total counts of elephants,
giraffe, eland and buffalo); National Environment Management Authority
(Systematic reconnaissance count of wildlife, livestock and people,
5 x 5 km broad resolution)
Filming team:
Rob and Sarah O'Meara
Nairobi support team:
Lucille Kirori, Mohammed Baya, Tom Ouna
GIS and statistical analysis and writing teams:
Meshak Nyabenge, Leah N'gan’ga, John Owuor, Russ Kruska, Joseph Ogutu, Jeff
Worden, Mike Rainy, Mrigesh Kshatriya and Robin Reid
International news coverage:
Chris Tomlinson (Associated Press)
Science sponsor:
Carlos Seré, David Taylor, Bruce Scott, Bill Thorpe, Getachew Engida, Susan
Dewey and Ralph von Kauffman of ILRI's senior management team for their enthusiastic
support of this effort.
Count practice sponsor:
Game Ranching Ltd.
Accommodation contributors:
Ker and Downey Safaris Ltd
Heritage Hotels (Mara Intrepids and Voyagers)
Conservation Corporation (Kichwa Tembo)
Serena Hotels
Mara River Lodge
Rekero
Basecamp
Kenya Wildlife Service
Fig Tree Lodge
Cash contributors:
ILRI, Transworld, Friends of Conservation (Helen Gibbons), Bush Homes, Patti Kristjanson,
Bateleur Safaris, Anthony Cheffings, World Wide Fund for Nature, Robin Hurt Safaris
Fuel contributor:
Governor's Camp
T-shirt contributors:
Susan Macmillan, Russ Kruska, and John Edwards
Website development:
Web Fundi Ltd and Ian Gray.
Engineering contributors:
William Anyika, Amos Ndegwa and Francis Icharia
Communications sponsors:
Mike & Judy Rainy from Sirata Sirua, Explore Mara Ltd., Ol Kanjau
Tented Camp, Amboseli, Ololepo Ltd (Ololepo Landowners Wildlife
Conservation Co. Ltd.)
Radio installation: Phil Tilley of High Plains Engineering.
Software and hardware sponsors:
International Livestock Research Institute, and reduced rates on
mapping software purchases (ArcView, ArcInfo and ArcPad) from the
Environmental Systrems and Resources Institute (ESRI), Redlands,
Carlifornia.
Organisers:
Michael McCartney, Kamau Kimani, Mike Rainy, Judy Rainy, Jeff Worden
and Robin Reid
Follow-up research contributors:
Misono Restuarant
And, of course, our tough
and good-humoured counting teams
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